ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΙΛΑΣ, περιστειλας
PERISTEILAS, peristeilas
Sounds Like: peh-ree-STAY-lass
Translations: having wrapped around, having covered, having taken care of, having buried, having shrouded
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΛΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb (Aorist Active Participle)
Explanation: This word is an aorist active participle derived from the verb 'περιστέλλω'. It means 'having wrapped around' or 'having covered', often implying a protective or careful action. It can also refer to the act of burying or shrouding a body. As a participle, it functions like an adjective or adverb, describing an action completed in the past by the subject.
Inflection: Aorist Active Participle, Masculine, Singular, Nominative
Strong’s number: G4016 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΛΛΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΕΡΙΕΣΤΕΙΛΕΣ — you wrapped around, you buried, you prepared for burial, you avoided, you protected
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΙΛΗΣ — you may wrap around, you may cover, you may shroud, you may bury
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΙΛΟΝ — wrap around, cover, bury, restrain, put away, remove
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΛΕΙ — to wrap around, to cover, to clothe, to bury, to take care of
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΛΙ — to wrap around, to clothe, to cover, to bury, to take care of
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΛΛΕΙΝ — to wrap around, to clothe, to cover, to bury, to take care of, to avoid, to shun
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΛΛΟΥΣΑ — wrapping around, clothing, covering, taking care of, providing for, protecting
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΛΛΟΥΣΙ — they wrap around, they clothe, they cover, they bury, they take care of, they protect
- ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΛΛΩ — to wrap around, to enshroud, to bury, to take care of, to provide for, to withdraw, to avoid
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